The Cherokee and Creeks don't have a Reservation per se here in Oklahoma, they have Trust lands which they retain full jurisdiction over. As far as I know only the Sac and Fox, and the Ponca still have reservations. All others have Tribal Headquarters but do not have an area called a reservation, they too own trust lands and only US Marshals can enter without Tribal permission, it sure makes the FBI mad to have to go through them,,,LOL.

There was a lawsuit here in Okmulgee over the Freedman treaties. If I remember correctly the Creeks had to allow these certain people onto the tribal Freedman rolls and recieve benefits.

What the Cherokee have said is that treaty of the freedman rolls was with those people and not their ancestors, therefore "No Cheese for You"!!!

As far as getting free medicines? Pam they allot so much money for everything, including eyeglasses and denistry. If you get there when they have money, you get services, otherwise you are out. I personnaly don't care about their benefits, I just want to be able to say I have Indian blood and prove it. Plus the Eagle feather that was given to me by a Creek Medicine man would be more legal than it is right now, as it hangs on my truck mirror. My Great Grandmother had a roll number, we just can't get the archives to give it to us.